Five of the deaths were attributed to the Palisades fire and 11 resulted from the Eaton fire, the LA County medical examiner’s office confirmed.
The death toll in the Los Angeles wildfires has climbed to 16 as the relentless blazes continue to rage for a fifth consecutive day, authorities said.
Five of the deaths were attributed to the Palisades fire and 11 resulted from the Eaton fire, the LA County medical examiner’s office confirmed.
At least four wildfires are still burning across the Los Angeles County.
The fires have burned 40,000 acres by Saturday, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and over 150,000 people are under evacuation order.
The largest inferno burned 23,654 acres in and around the upscale Pacific Palisades neighborhood near the coast. Further inland, the Eaton Fire burned 14,117 acres in the foothills in and around the city of Altadena, northeast of downtown Los Angeles, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The Palisades fire is 11% contained, while the Eaton fire gained more momentum in containment, rising to 15% from a low 3% on Friday.
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A wildfire in California has burned more than 26,000 hectares across Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, with only 3% containment as of Monday, according to state fire officials.
Firefighters are struggling to contain a fast-moving wildfire in central California that has injured three people and is threatening hundreds of homes.
Wildfires continue to ravage Los Angeles County, claiming 25 lives and displacing tens of thousands. As emergency responders fight the flames, authorities have made 50 arrests for crimes such as looting and arson.
Southern California is reeling from the largest wildfires in Los Angeles County's history, with over $50 billion in damages and more than 5,000 structures destroyed. As insurance options dwindle and rebuilding costs soar, residents face tough choices.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reiterated his offer to host Ukraine-Russia peace talks in Ankara, at his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The talks took place on the sidelines of the international Forum for Peace and Trust in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Friday (12 December).
Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, has said that Ukraine has not provided Moscow with a list of thousands of children it alleges were taken illegally to Russia, despite the issue being discussed during talks in Istanbul.
Iranian authorities have seized a foreign tanker carrying more than 6 million litres of smuggled fuel in the Sea of Oman, detaining all 18 crew members on board.
Russian forces struck Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa for a second consecutive day on Saturday (13 December), deploying Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in the conflict, Ukrainian authorities said.
The head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6, has warned that Russia "remains an aggressive and expansionist threat", vowing sustained support for Ukraine and calling for greater use of technology to protect UK security.
Fighting along the Thailand–Cambodia border has entered a fifth consecutive day, despite U.S. President Donald Trump claiming he had brokered a ceasefire between the two sides.
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New York City’s streets were filled with holiday cheer over the weekend as thousands of people took part in the annual SantaCon celebration transforming the city into a sea of white and red.
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